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18 Science-Backed Reasons to Try Loving-Kindness Meditation
This is a helpful and extremely accessible list of 18 scientific reasons to practce loving-kindness meditation. People can so easily dismiss such practices as “wooly” or pseudo-scientific psycho-babble. Yet, the fact is that TONS of research has gone into the effects of loving-kindness meditation. Loving-kindness meditation focuses on developing feelings…
Let it Be – Get it Now!
We are beyond proud to say that our latest book, Let it Be, is available now! To say that we are thrilled with the glowing endorsement from Steven C. Hayes (developer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) is a bit of an understatement! Stop running; plant your feet; and pick up…
Coming Soon – Let it Be!
We are beyond thrilled to announce the imminent release of our new book on the subject of Brief Acceptance. Let it Be provides the reader with insights and exercises from 4 established schools of therapy and 3 popular self-help tools. By combining a hundred years of Japanese psychology with cutting-edge…
Happiness Can Exist
The Curious Paradox
We cannot change anything…
We are beginning a series of quotes and images related to Acceptance. Expect to see a new one posted weekly. Also expect to have your expectations let down. We’re only human, after all! This first quote from Carl Jung is a corker, don’t you think? It sums up the Brief…
Mindfulness Works as Well as Anti-depressants
Here’s an interesting article, with a promising title and just a sprinkling of silliness too. But the new study – the largest-ever analysis of research on the subject – found mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) helped people just as much as commonly prescribed anti-depressant drugs and that there was no evidence of…
Identifying Core Values: Integrating ACT and Hypnosis
I’m using this post to link to a video by my good cyber-friend, Richard Nongard. He is, as I believe Americans say, good people. Silly Americans. Anyway, Richard has an incredible amount of experience in the world of hypnosis and completely vindicated my interest in ACT (when I first came…
The 11 Dangers of Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness meditation is a wonderful tool, supported by a growing wealth of evidence which demonstrates the many benefits of the practice. However, recently there have been a few articles in the press which have highlighted the ‘dangers’ of meditation. Therefore, it seems a good time to look deeper into what could be considered meditation dangers, and how we can not only address them but also learn from them.
Overwhelmed by Negative Emotions? Try Radical Acceptance
Accepting difficult situations without judgment can help you survive the moment. Radical acceptance means that you accept something completely, without judging it. For example, radically accepting the present moment means that you don’t fight it, get angry at it, or try to change it into something that it’s not.
There will be more!
We will be adding book reviews, academic articles, practical tips and self-help techniques on a regular basis. We aim to satisfy both therapists/coaches and those who are interested in Acceptance from a personal development angle. But it may take us some time to get the right balance!